Patents by Inventor Alan Rodgers

Alan Rodgers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10260210
    Abstract: An offshore structure includes an original structure and an extension structure. The original structure includes a main platform supported via a foundation on a seabed. The extension structure includes a platform extension positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support, depending downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Britannia Limited
    Inventors: David Leonard Hall, Gary Dean, Duncan Knight, Anthony Clark, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Paul Oliver, Bruce John Munro, Lindsay McKay, Alan Rodger, Eric Reid, Donald Macleod
  • Patent number: 9945087
    Abstract: An offshore structure comprises: an original structure comprising a main platform supported via a foundation on a seabed; and an extension structure comprising a platform extension positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support, depending downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS (U.K.) BRITANNIA LIMITED
    Inventors: David Leonard Hall, Gary Dean, Duncan Knight, Anthony Clark, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Paul Oliver, Bruce John Munro, Lindsay Mckay, Alan Rodger, Eric Reid, Donald Macleod
  • Publication number: 20170356152
    Abstract: An offshore structure includes an original structure and an extension structure. The original structure includes a main platform supported via a foundation on a seabed. The extension structure includes a platform extension positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support, depending downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: BRITANNIA OPERATOR LIMITED
    Inventors: David Leonard HALL, Gary DEAN, Duncan KNIGHT, Anthony CLARK, Andrew KIRKPATRICK, Paul OLIVER, Bruce John MUNRO, Lindsay MCKAY, Alan RODGER, Eric REID, Donald MACLEOD
  • Publication number: 20150147121
    Abstract: An offshore structure comprises: an original structure comprising a main platform supported via a foundation on a seabed; and an extension structure comprising a platform extension positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support, depending downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: David Leonard Hall, Gary Dean, Duncan Knight, Anthony Clark, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Paul Oliver, Bruce John Munro, Lindsay Mckay, Alan Rodger, Eric Reid, Donald Macleod
  • Patent number: 6793019
    Abstract: A tool lands a flowline connector on a base and soft land the connector to a mandrel. After the tool lands on the base, the tool locks to the base and then pushes the connector the mandrel until it abuts locks to the member. The tool has at least one ring assembly with a number of dogs per ring assembly. Each dog moves in unison with a follower relative to a cam ring in a slot. The movement along the slot moves the dogs radially and circumferentially relative to the cam ring. An actuator moves a follower ring that slides relative to the cam ring which moves the follower. Each dog remains in contact with the cam ring after moving radially inward because of protuberances on each dog that slide from a recess as the dog moves circumferentially and radially inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: ABB Offshore Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Alan Rodgers, Robert Duane Fross
  • Publication number: 20040007362
    Abstract: A tool lands a flowline connector on a base and soft land the connector to a mandrel. After the tool lands on the base, the tool locks to the base and then pushes the connector the mandrel until it abuts locks to the member. The tool has at least one ring assembly with a number of dogs per ring assembly. Each dog moves in unison with a follower relative to a cam ring in a slot. The movement along the slot moves the dogs radially and circumferentially relative to the cam ring. An actuator moves a follower ring that slides relative to the cam ring which moves the follower. Each dog remains in contact with the cam ring after moving radially inward because of protuberances on each dog that slide from a recess as the dog moves circumferentially and radially inward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Tony Alan Rodgers, Robert Duane Fross
  • Patent number: 6594819
    Abstract: A method for establishing a collection of application software programs capable of being hosted by a user. Application kits for software applications are received, each application kit including executable application files and additional application related data. For each software application contained in an application kit, one or more offerings are created, each offering including at least some of the additional application related data in the application kit and pricing terms for hosting of the application, and a server upon which the software application may be hosted is identified. The offerings are published on a computer accessible to the user to thereby allow the user to select an offering and host the software application relating thereto on the identified server. A plurality of offerings may be created for any software application. The offerings may be organized into a plurality of catalogs of related software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Ciarlante, Orlando C. Montalvo-Huhn, Koah-Hsing Wang, Alan Rodgers, Steven Brand
  • Patent number: 6532488
    Abstract: The present invention allows users to host a software application on a server accessible to a plurality of users, the software application being simultaneously useable by the plurality of users. According to one embodiment, the method of the present invention comprises receiving a plurality of application kits for a plurality of software application and creating one or more offerings for each software application contained in an application kit. A user is allowed to select an offering from a plurality of published offerings, the offerings identifying one or more software applications, which is used to establish an instance of the software application identified in the selected offering on the server. The user specifies one or more invited users and sends a message to each of the one or more invited users to join the software application instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventors: John J. Ciarlante, Orlando C. Montalvo-Huhn, Koah-Hsing Wang, Alan Rodgers, Steven Brand